When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 40 Flames and Doubt

Yvonne quickly reported the facts.

“Ms. Summers is recovering steadily, but the burns are extensive. We can’t risk touching her carelessly. And every time she wakes up, she’s in excruciating pain. I can’t give her too many painkillers either. Thankfully, you’re finally awake, Mr. Gunn.”

As Yvonne spoke, Baron’s eyes darkened slightly.

Natalie’s body was covered in burns. Her skin was severely fused and damaged-she wasn’t even eligible for a skin graft at this point.

But just standing by and watching her suffer… he couldn’t breathe properly with that thought stuck in his chest.

Whoever had hurt her needed to pay.

Even if Natalie planned to take revenge herself someday, that didn’t mean he couldn’t start collecting interest now.

“Go investigate the exact cause of the fire that injured Natalie. The reports from Phantom were scattered and incomplete. I want full details-everything.”

At the mention of Phantom, Yvonne paused.

“I’ll go, Mr. Gunn. I need to know what really happened to my sister in Ocean City.”

By all logic, Phantom was supposed to be a top-tier agent. Protecting someone like Natalie shouldn’t have cost her life.

Yvonne couldn’t wrap her head around it.

Baron glanced at her. “Whatever the results are, I want to be the first to know. And if you ever take your sister’s death out on Natalie, you’ll leave her side. Understood?”

“Don’t worry, Mr. Gunn. I’ll take good care of Ms. Summers. I won’t hold anything against her.”

her

said nothing more and took over Natalie’s treatment

to him, Finn slipped out of the room

Yvonne followed soon after.

sister on another mission before she left for

frowned faintly. “What are

Summers was attacked, my

her homework on Natalie’s

severed, Phantom wasn’t there. When Natalie was drugged and kidnapped,

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a competent bodyguard would let

As long as you don’t cross

He turned to leave.

But Yvonne’s eyes narrowed.

Was Finn hiding something?

How could that be?

thread of doubt passed through

to investigate the fire and the details Baron had asked for-but she also resolved to secretly look into Phantom’s death and why she had failed to protect her

didn’t want to go through life in

plan but didn’t leave

in his hand, his long, pale fingers clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white. He looked down at the sleeping Natalie-her brow tightly furrowed, her muscles twitching involuntarily from the

as foolish as you were

quiet, but Natalie’s eyes

him sitting there, she thought

“Baron?”

You actually remember my name. That’s

tone had a sharp edge